Sunch'ŏn Surface-to-Air Missile Factory

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Last Updated: April 1, 2003
Other Name: 순천 지대공 미사일 공장, Sunch'ŏn SAM Factory
Location: Sunch'ŏn (순천시), South P'yŏng'an Province (평안남도), North Korea
Subordinate To: Fourth Machine Industry Bureau (제4기계공업국), which is also known as the "Fourth General Bureau" (제4총국) or the "Missile Bureau" (미사일총국), Second Economic Committee (제2경제위원회), National Defense Commission (국방위원회)
Size: Unknown
Facility Status: Unknown

According to an unidentified source in the South Korean military, this factory produces SAMs. [Note: There is very little information about this facility.]

Source: "Sunch'ŏn.Kaech'ŏn'e Missile Kongjang," Joongang Ilbo, 10 January 2000, www.joins.com.

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